iSignthis set to gain from new Australian anti-money laundering law
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22:00 17 Aug 2017
iSignthis provides anti-money laundering monitoring services for digital currency transactions.
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The company’s transaction volumes have grown by more than 250% this year
iSignthis (ASX:ISX) is expected to gain from the proposed bill to strengthen Australia’s anti-money laundering (AML) laws, including bringing bitcoin providers under the remit of the government's financial intelligence unit.
The company’s shares were last trading 13% higher intra-day, at $0.175.
iSignthis is an EU regulated monetary financial institution providing AML transaction monitoring and know your customer (KYC) services for digital currency exchanges in the U.S. and the EU.
The company is currently providing services to Coinify.com and Blockchain.info and is contracted to provide services to blockex.com / blockexmarkets.com, btcxe.com. and BuyCoinNow.com.
The proposed Australian bill will align Australia with Japanese legislation and the proposed EU legislation, and is expected to support the growth of the digital currency sector.
iSignthis Paydentity™ solution allows digital currencies to be integrated into the existing financial system, whilst meeting their AML regulatory requirements in the U.S., EU, Japan and shortly Australia.
Paydentity™ has a global reach of up to 62% of the world’s population, allowing for rapid KYC on-boarding of any ‘bank verified’ financially included person.
This capability could provide Australian digital currency exchanges with global reach and scale opportunities, in the context of meeting their regulatory compliance requirements.
The company’s processed payment transaction volumes associated with digital currency have grown by more than 250% between January 1st and June 30th 2017.
ISX Price at posting:
17.3¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held
